Weight Loss Drugs Wipe £780m Off Britain's Grocery Bills, Research Shows
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Supermarkets hit with £800million downturn amid fat jab craze as shoppers save £400 on groceries
Households using weight-loss jabs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are cutting their grocery spending by more than £400 a year as the drugs dramatically reshape eating habits across Britain.
The use of weight-loss medication leads to lower spending in British supermarkets. Around 900 million euros less is being spent on groceries in the United Kingdom, according to research by Worldpanel by Numerator. Users save about 480 euros annually on groceries, an amount that currently does not outweigh the cost of the weight-loss medication.
The use of weight-loss medication leads to lower spending in British supermarkets. Research shows that around 780 million pounds (900 million euros) less is being spent on groceries in the United Kingdom.
Weight Loss Drugs Wipe £780m Off Britain's Grocery Bills
New research suggests that the number of British households with a GLP-1 user has nearly tripled in just two years, with 1.9 million adults now currently on weight loss medication in 2026. Worldpanel by Numerator reports that 6.3% of households in Great Britain now include at least one current user, rising sharply from 4.1% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2024. The findings draw on responses from more than 11,500 households, and the latest research marks th…
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